Archive for March, 2009

Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has launched another scathing attack on his British rivals ahead of his fourth pro fight in Birmingham this weekend.

One of Britain’s most popular fighters, Jamie Moore, mounted a supercharged performance this past Friday, taking the vacant European light middleweight title in riveting fashion with a third round knockout of former IBF welterweight champion Michele Piccirillo at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England on a Frank Maloney promotion televised live by Sky Sports.

By Erik Schmidt: Light heavyweight Jürgen Brähmer (32-2, 26 KOs) stopped Rachid Kanfouah (29-7, 23 KOs) in the 5th round last night to win the vacant EBU (European) light heavyweight title. The fight was stopped due to a closed left eye of Kanfouah at 2:30 of the 5th by referee Richard James Davies. At the [...]

By Eric Thomas: In UFC 96 tonight, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson defeated Keith Jardine by a three round decision. The final scores were 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27. Jackson knocked Jardine down with right hands in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Jackson also scored takedowns in the 2nd and 3rd, but was unable to keep the [...]

By Sam Gregory: Tonight at the Valencia Ballroom in York, Pa TKO Boxing Promotions presented an evening of boxing that featured six action packed bouts to a soldout crowd of 1,250 paying customers. The evening got underway promptly at 7:30 PM with a four round Jr middleweight bout. The principals of the first bout where [...]

By Chris Williams: In a night of mismatches, typical of Golden Boy Promotions fights, James Kirkland stopped Joel Julio in the 6th round at The Tank in San Jose, CA. Kirkland, 24, was simply too strong for Julio, and got the better of him in every exchange during the short bout. Kirkland landed with the [...]

By Adam Lialo: Stepping up from safe and mediocre territory into a world class zone is a massive gap to bridge. But it’s also a very fine line between the two. Fighters on the outskirts of the top level, through choice, poor management or lack of pulling power or in some cases all three, have [...]

By Nate Anderson: Two-time heavyweight champion Herbie Hide(47-4, 42 KOs) did what he needed to do tonight, beating Sandro Siproshvili (15-5-1, 5 KOs) by an eight round unanimous decision at the Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany. For boxing fans hoping to see the Hide old – the one with the blazing hand speed – they unfortunately [...]

By Nate Anderson: Light middleweight Jamie Moore (31-3, 22 KOs) overpowered former IBF welterweight champion Michele Piccirillo (50-5, 29 KOs) tonight, knocking him down three times en route to stopping him in the 3rd round of a scheduled 12-round bout for the vacant EBU (European) light middleweight title at Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire. Moore, [...]

By Nate Anderson: Undefeated 2008 Irish Olympian Darren Sutherland (2-0, 2 KOs) stopped Siarhei Navarka (6-23, 1 KOs) tonight in the third round at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire. Having dominated the first two rounds with single power shots to the body and head, Sutherland suddenly opened up with devastating combinations in the 3rd [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the main event Delvin Rodriguez 24-2 with 14 KO’s took on southpaw Shamone Alvarez 20-2 with 11 KO’s in a scheduled 12 round welterweight IBF title eliminator bout.

By Sam Gregory: In the opening bout tonight in Uncasville, Connecticut, Demetrius Andrade 3-0 with 3 KO’s fought Tom Joseph 4-2 in a scheduled six round Jr middleweight fight. Andrade came out aggressively and made short work of Joseph stopping him in 1:53 of the first round. Demetrius Andrade the winner by first round knockout.

By Manuel Perez: Tomorrow night for a change boxing fans will be served up an excellent fight card with light middleweight contender James Kirkland (24-0, 21 KOs) taking on Joel Julio (34-2, 31 KOs), super featherweight contender and former featherweight champion Robert Guerrero (23-1, 16 KOs) facing undefeated Indonesian Daud Cino Yordan (23-0, 17 KOs) [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Making the second defense of his WBC International welterweight title, Turkish born Selcuk Aydin (17-0, 14 KOs) destroyed Ecuadorian Luis Hernandez (22-4, 15 KOs) in the 1st round tonight at the Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, in Niedersachsen, Germany. Aydin, 25, known as “mini-Tyson for his incredible punching power, dropped the 35 year-old Hernandez with [...]

Graciano Rocchigiani’s first show as trainer for ARENA Box-Promotion was a complete success. “Mini-Tyson” Selcuk Aydin and “Dancing Destroyer” Herbie Hide scored wins in front of a sold-out crowd in Cuxhaven (Germany) Friday night. WBC international welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin defended his title by an impressive first round annihilation of experienced contender Luis Hernandez from [...]

By Chris Williams: Keeping up with his tradition of facing lower level opposition, light middleweight John Duddy (26-0, 17 KOs) will be facing journeyman Billy Lyell (18-7, 3 KOs) on April 24th at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey. Duddy, 29, is reaching the critical point in his six year career where if things [...]

Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and 2008 Fighter of the Year MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO will be honored and celebrated by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the southern California Filipino community Tomorrow! Saturday, March 7 in Historic Filipino Town (3200 Temple Street, Los Angeles, Calif. 90026 – at Temple and Robinson Streets). Mayor Villaraigosa is [...]

Amir Khan has been receiving tips on how to defeat Marco Antonio Barrera from Manny Pacquiao, he today revealed. Khan takes on Barrera at the MEN Arena in Manchester next weekend, and who better to turn to for advice than Pacquiao, who has defeated Barrera on two occasions. Speaking to Setanta Sports News Khan said:

By Erik Schmidt: Last weekend at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, German boxers Yoan Pablo Hernandez (18-1, 11 KOs), Sebastian Sylvester (30-3, 15 KOs) and Karo Murat (19-0, 12 KOs) were each successful in their matches against typically low quality opposition. However, in winning the fights, Hernandez, Sylvester and Murat showed little improvement on the [...]

Richard Schaefer: So it’s Ricky Hatton versus Manny Pacquiao, two of the most exciting fighters of our generation, the best pound for pound fighter against the most popular fighter in the world, and the stage is set for a great showdown on May 2 live from the MGM Grand and live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

By Jim Dower: Recently, it was announced that former WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster (34-4, 30 KOs) is planning on fighting Britain’s Michael Sprott (31-12, 16 KOs) on March 14th in an 8-round bout at the Ostseehalle, Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. For Brewster, who is now 35-years-old, there’s a question as to whether he’s now [...]

MIAMI, FL – Richie Boy Promotions presents an unforgettable night of boxing in sunny Miami, Florida as hometown phenom Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez looks to capture his first championship belt when he takes on Dillet Frederick, of Ft. Myers, FL. The 10 round bout takes place Friday March 20th at the Double Tree Miami Mart [...]

LOS ANGELES, March 5 – What do California cities of East Los Angeles, City of Commerce and Covina have in common? They hold the distinction of being home to three of the top young fighters in the World today, Shawn Estrada, Javier Molina and John Molina, Jr. (no relation) respectively. All three cities will be [...]

TAMPA, FL: Left Hook Promotions, the company founded by former IBF/IBO Super Middleweight Champion and St. Pete native Jeff Lacy is proud to present “Homecoming”, The Return of Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy at the USF Sun Dome on Friday April 10, 2009. Lacy (24-2, 17 KO’s), returns to fight in the bay area for the [...]

Ready to take the heavyweight division by storm, Central Pennsylvania heavyweight prospect Andres “TAYLOR MADE” Taylor is finalizing preparations for his showdown with the Motor City’s Larry Carter this Saturday night, March 7th, at the Valencia Ballroom as part of the “BATTLE AT YORK 3”, an evening of world class professional presented by Chet Koerner’s [...]

Team Sauerland is pleased to announce a prominent new signing: Former WBO heavyweight champion Lamon “Relentless” Brewster (34-4, 30 KOs) has inked a contract with the Berlin-based promoters. The 35-year-old American will return to the ring on March 14 in Kiel when he takes on former EU heavyweight champion Michael Sprott on the undercard of [...]

By Sean McDaniel: After his first fight as a professional, former 2008 middleweight Gold Medalist for Britain James DeGale (1-0) finds himself already facing a tremendous amount of criticism after fighting poorly in his four-round defeat of Vepkhia Tchilaia (9-9, 5 KOs) at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, West Midlands. DeGale, 23, won all four [...]

Amir Khan has vowed to end the career of Marco Antonio Barrera on March 14 in Manchester. The legendary Mexican has claimed that Khan is nothing special – and has promised to school him like he did Naseem Hamed at the start of the Millennium.

Promoter Brian Peters has expressed his disappointment at Kenny Egan’s withdrawal from the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21st. The 2008 Beijing Silver medallist had been set for a rematch of his Olympic final on the undercard of Bernard Dunne’s World title bid but he withdrew yesterday [...]

By Michael Lieberman: I find it mildly amusing to listen to the two trainers for Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton go back and forth, both trying to do their best in psyching out the opposing fighter while at the same time trying to drum up support for a fight that needs little help in getting [...]